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One-of-a-kind Tron light cycle board game? Yessir

One enterprising gamer has managed to create a very impressive, blacklight- …

The iconic light cycles from the Tron films aren't necessarily the first thing you'd think of when creating a new board game, but that doesn't mean it can't work. Brett King created a custom game to play with his kids and posted the results on YouTube, and we can't help but be impressed.

Custom Tron board game

The board itself is made from laser-etched, smoked acrylic, with a grid made from black light-reactive paint. The light trails are also made from tinted acrylic—this time in orange and blue—while the pieces are die-cast Tron vehicles. And the whole thing sits atop a lazy susan.

So how does a futuristic motorcycle race translate into a board game? Well, the pieces are divided into two teams of three, each one representing either the blue or orange light trails. Each player takes turns moving, leaving a two-inch-long light trail behind them with each move. Just like in the movies, if you hit a trail of light you explode and are out of the game. The trails can either stay on the board until the game is done, or disappear after five turns. There's also an alternate version that uses dice to determine whether or not you can turn.

As cool as the game looks, though, chances are you won't ever get to play it, as King says he has no plans to sell his creation. But if you do ever get the chance to play, make sure you have the right soundtrack for the experience.